Archive for February, 2007

Swiss paper publishes this bogus Gucci ad

Tuesday, February 27th, 2007

In Switzerland, it doesn’t take much to be in a Gucci ad campaign. You photograph yourself naked, add a perfume bottle and the Gucci logo, send it to a weekly paper, and have them bill Gucci directly for the $50,000….

Nielsen Monitor-Plus Reports Ad Spending Growth for Dating Services (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance)

Tuesday, February 27th, 2007

Advertising spending for dating services, especially online services, are growing at an unprecedented rate, according to Nielsen Monitor-Plus, the advertising intelligence service of The Nielsen Company.

Let’s really show those subway ad models

Tuesday, February 27th, 2007

Used to be, if you wanted to deface a New York City subway poster, you brought along a Sharpie and drew a mustache on one of the models, or maybe blackened a tooth. Now you bring along your Printable Cold…

Perfectmatch.com(R) Launches TV Advertising Campaign (SYS-CON Media)

Tuesday, February 27th, 2007

Perfectmatch.com(R) (http://www.perfectmatch.com/), a leading online dating and relationship service for serious adults, announced today their plans for a series of new television advertisements in 2007. These spots will strongly reinforce Perfectmatch as the best approach to finding the right person.

Gay people are just as annoying as you are

Tuesday, February 27th, 2007

Young Rubicam in Chicago and HSI director Max Vitali have shot three new commercials for EqualMarriage.org, a group that lobbies for support of civil marriage rights for same-sex couples. The message: Gay couple irritate each other just as much as…

Perfectmatch.Com(R) Launches TV Advertising Campaign (RedNova)

Tuesday, February 27th, 2007

SEATTLE, Feb. 27 /PRNewswire/ — Perfectmatch.com(R) (http://www.perfectmatch.com/), a leading online dating and relationship service for serious adults, announced today their plans for a series of new television advertisements in 2007.

Krispy Kreme gets all healthy on your ass

Tuesday, February 27th, 2007

One could, at first glance, cynically view Krispy Kreme’s leaner, meaner doughnut as an attempt to capitalize on a low-carb fad that died soon after that Atkins guy did. Or you could shrug it off as Krispy Kreme’s not-so-subtle attempt…

Sony’s PlayStation 3 troubles set to music

Tuesday, February 27th, 2007

Sony’s PlayStation 3 has had some stumbles since it launched late last year. While it is now generally on store shelves, in the beginning there were shortages and people scalping units on eBay. Currently, the blogosphere is consumed with complaining…

Who moved my cheese and bean burrito?

Tuesday, February 27th, 2007

“City gave pass to rathole KFC.” That’s a rough headline for any brand to endure, particularly KFC/Taco Bell. If the rats were introduced as a high-risk, high-reward PR strategy designed to make people forget about Taco Bell’s E. coli scare,…

Perfectmatch.com(R) Launches TV Advertising Campaign (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance)

Tuesday, February 27th, 2007

Perfectmatch.com® , a leading online dating and relationship service for serious adults, announced today their plans for a series of new television advertisements in 2007. These spots will strongly reinforce Perfectmatch as the best approach to finding the right person.